After the PBS town hall a couple weeks ago, first one and then another person commented or emailed me referring to the "Rail Anti-Christ". I didn't understand what they were referring to, but figured it couldn't be a coincidence. After inquiring, they explained it to me. The videos of the town hall ...

A new study suggests that when people engage in synchronous activity together -- like singing the national anthem before a ball game -- they become more likely to cooperate with other group members. read more...

First, in case you missed it, the Chronicle editorial board backed Christof, Carroll, and I's op-ed from Sunday in their own op-ed this morning calling for Houston to get its fair share of the federal infrastructure stimulus spending on intelligent projects with long-term benefits. Hope our politica...

Continuing from part 1 last week: So what tactical improvements can Houston make to keep its talent pipeline full with young professionals? It starts with “growing our own.� The easiest young professionals to attract are ones that grow up here, but we have to transform them into educated profess...

Continuing from my last post on the CHF-ULI panel on Houston's future, I'd like to cover some more details from the presentation. I'm going to avoid repeating a lot of the detail in their Powerpoint presentation, such as how the visioning process should work and their other specific recommendations ...